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Embellishing the Past
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How do you handle a professional reference when the former colleague has exaggerated accomplishments … -
A Disqualifying Act
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What to do about a board candidate for a state superintendent association who is known to have committed … -
Tattling on Truant Peers
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What’s a school district administrator to do with knowledge shared by a son about his friends’ inclination … -
Conveying Caveats on Extra Time
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Is a principal justified in referencing extended time to complete tests when writing letters of recommendation … -
Grading on the Health Curve
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Should a school district adjust grading during the pandemic for equity purposes even if it hurts college … -
A Ticking Clock on Attire
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Should a concerned administrator go to a 9th-grader’s counselor about a TikTok video of her dancing in … -
Defining Ethical Decisions Alternatively
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Making the most defensible and sustainable decisions by looking through more than one lens. -
A Deceptive Illness
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Is disciplinary action warranted when a support staffer in the superintendent’s office takes medical … -
Noxious Beyond the Odor
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How would you advise a school board that’s been offered big money and needed property from a company … -
A Split Decision
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Is there an appropriate departing role for the outgoing superintendent when the board is conducting its … -
Bummed Boosters: ‘No Rah-Rah’
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A case involving the livestreaming of varsity football and basketball games via Facebook and the toll … -
Steering Clear of Conflicts of Interest
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The importance of distinguishing between what are legal conflicts and ethical conflicts, real or … -
A Prank Gone Wrong
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The complication: The school board president's twin daughters are among those implicated a few weeks … -
The Wayward Complaint
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How to deal with an embarrassed school employee who accidentally sends the superintendent an e-mail venting … -
Split the Grading Difference
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A dispute between a 9th grader and his English teacher who wants to “split the difference” over a paper … -
A Parent's Smear Campaign
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Our panel analyzes the case of a furious school board member who campaigns publicly for a course transfer … -
Weed Control
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Appreciative parents of a special-needs child give an administrator a small amount of marijuana as a … -
Snooping at a Screen
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What to do about a principal who “inadvertently” spots a critical memo about her on the screen inside … -
Muzzling False Praise
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Can you tactfully refrain from delivering undeserved praise when a longtime colleague seeks a public … -
Reconsideration of a Hire
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The ethics panel digests the board’s intent to undo a groundskeeper hiring after discovering his crime …
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